Hetalia is like a criminal act. Koreans are furious.

01/25/2009 English translation added. Thanks, Anon.

At a diplomacy council of South Korean Congress, a congresswoman Jeong Mi-Kyeong stated that Japanese animation Hetalia was considered to be a crime on a private level.
----translation----
A: ruling party legislator B: foreign ministry official
A: Have you ever heard a Japanese anime Hetalia?
B: Yes, I have.
A: Do you know what the anime is?
B: I've heard some media say it is insulting S.Korea.
A: Hetalia is a comedy manga in WWII-era setting in which the countries are represented by anthropomorphic characters. In this manga, the Korean character is supremely looked down. He loves the national flag of Japan and always keeps it. He depends on the US and always imitates Japan. Moreover, He calls China big brother. He always shouts "uri(our) nara(country) manse(great )". He always insists everything belong to him. He touches Japan's breast and shouts"your breast represents Dokdo!(a disputed island)". I'm worried some people mistakenly think that Koreans are looking down Dokdo ourselves. Netizens in our country have already collected 10,000 signatures in a short period of time to pull Hetalia insulting Korean race off the air. The problem is Hetalia is going to be aired on a cable TV station from the 24th of this month and Japanese children will watch this anime. This is a big problem. In my view, Japan is insulting Korea, actually, this is a diplomatic problem between Korea and Japan. Some people strongly insist that we must make Hetalia a diplomatic issue and friction, I'm sure it is important that our government should take some measures. You don't have to stir up this problem. But, Don't stay on the sidelines. Ministry of Foreign Affairs and trade(MOFAT) have to take measures against this problem in all kinds of different ways. What measures are you trying to take?
B: I'm aware of the problem, but I guess there is not much i can do because the matter is caused by a private company not by Japanese government. However, It is the fact that this manga have a bad reputation, so I'll consider what we MOFAT can do.
A: I think this is a crime against Koreans. In other word, in person to person relations, isn't this problem the same as a crime, a contempt? Then this is a illegal and insulting act. We have to force them to understand those points. "the problem is not related to Japanese government, so MOFAT is not related to it." This is not a good atitude. I think Korean citizens have to prepare to draft a law against this problem. I know there are limits to what you can do. It is important to consider what we should do about this problem on a private level.
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한나라당 정미경 의원은 13일 국회 독도영토수호대책특별위원회에서 '한국비하' 논란이 있는 일본 애니메이션 '헤타리아'에 대해 "개인 대 개인으로 보면 범죄행위나 마찬가지다"라고 말했습니다.

Category:

News & Politics

Tags:

• Hetalia
• Axis
• Powers
• Korea
• Anime
• APH
• 헤타리아
• 한국
• ヘタリア
• 韓国
• 黑塔利亞
• 韓國

[SkyChord2010]

They have to realize that Koreans aren't the only ones being stereotyped in this show, but they are the only ones complaining about it. People love Hetalia because of the stereotypes and because of the show they are able to not only laugh at others (because you can't say that doesn't happen) but laugh at themselves as well.

[123RamenFreak]

I'm Korean.. And this video just makes me so ashamed of my people. People enjoy Hetalia because of the stereotypes. These dumbfucks better shut the fuck up.

[vocaloid9110]

Fuu- I really wanted to see south Korea in hetalia. I feel stupid that I'm Korean. I love hetalia. I don't care if it makes fun of a country. Hey atleast hetalia got turned into an anime but I got upset that Korea wasn't in it.

[Primus2X]

Countries like China or Russia are usually the first to complain. I guess many Koreans just hate Japan.

[akumu9989]

Don't you love how they found it neccisarry to show the pic of S. Korea groping Japan?

[OneGirlStudio]

... Wait wait wait. Pause.

I'm sorry... but really?I understand that they're offended due to all the history they have between eachother.And I can see it seems almost criminal to ignore all of that history in the anime. But you've got to remember that APH is a COMEDY.The creator didn't intend to touch on these subjects to begin with.I mean come on guys this isn't a Japanese government conspiracy it was one person. He was intending to foucus on the stereotypes not the bloody history behind it.

[dltjwls0216]

@asamadedance no not anti jap education. how would u like it if the jap soldiers went and took a majority of ur country's women made them into slaves and raped them every day? cant even speak ur language in case u get bashed. and think about it. Taiwan isn't Korea. A lot of Greeks hate Turkish and a lot of Jew hate Germans. same thing

[potatoyumyum89]

Duuuude, Hetalia stereotypes every single country! They freaking insulted Americans being stupid and overconfident and fat, and I could really care less~ I really wanted to see Korea in the anime too ; A ; Its not faaaiiiirrr.... Japan isn't insulting Korea... TT n TT

[InflatableVampire]

They're taking this way too seriously.

[TheTerrorOfDeath71]

and here i thought China was the stern one!!

thats too bad...

i wanna see moments between Asian countries just like the Nordic countries...

[emma0698]

Koreans complain way 2 much !! D:- these dumb muthaduckers don't know what there talkin 'bout

Hetalia is made around stereotypes ! They made France into a freaking perv and the French goverment didn't complain

Hetalia FTW

[TheLogicStick]

Koreans whine a lot when their faults are pointed out. >.> My room mate is the same.